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Environment
Environment Press Releases, New Zealand
Business Leader Joins with DOC
Business leader and environmental champion Rob Fenwick has signed up with the Department of Conservation.
Whaling Petition
A whaling petition calling on the Government to protect the future of whales has been signed by 53,000 New Zealanders.
Whaling Issue Decision in Few Weeks
New Zealand will make a decision in the next few weeks on whether to file a case in the International Court of Justice against Japanese whaling.
Deepwater Fisheries Research Boost
Deepwater Fisheries research spending is to be boosted by almost 50 per cent over the next 10 years.
DOC Develop Cycleways and Campgrounds
Department of Conservation will develope cycleways and campgrounds, with the funding coming from within Vote Conservation’s $424 million in Budget 2010.
Kinzett Terrace Closed to Freedom Campers
Kinzett Terrace carpark, in the Nelson region, has been closed to freedom campers.
Sony Mini Alkaline Battery Without Mercury
Sony is launching new Mini Alkaline batteries without mercury.
Didymo Tasman Update
Didymo has been found in three more Nelson-Tasman rivers this year.
Palmerston North Recycling Message
Palmerston North Mayor helped deliver new recycling bins to city residents.
Pacific Nuclear Free Zone
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the United States will work towards adhering to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.
Freedom Camping Addressed by Forum
The New Zealand Freedom Camping Forum has addressed issues by agreeing to instruct people hiring non-self-contained vehicles to not freedom camp.
Duck Shooters Lookout for Pateke
The Department of Conservation is reminding duck shooters to familiarise themselves with Pateke to avoid the endangered species being shot.
Convince Govt to Save Whales
The Green Party is opposed to the Whaling Commission Support Group proposal.
Whaling Proposal Falls Short
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says the whaling proposal has not delivered what New Zealand wants.
Bay of Islands Beach Cleanup
Seaweek 2010 included a successful clean-up of eleven eastern Bay of Islands’ beaches.
US Nuclear Policy Review
Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the US Nuclear Policy review, saying that it has set the world on a path to a nuclear-weapons-free world.
Poll Shows Support for Mining
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee is encouraged by a poll showing support for mining in Schedule Four conservation land.
Westland National Park 50th Celebration in Franz Josef
Westland National Park’s 50th anniversary celebrations were kicked off in Franz Josef with the official opening of the newly sealed glacier roads.
Mining Statement Clarification
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee makes a clarification on the mining statement he released in regards to mining permits of the Department of Conservation Estate.